Technology Articles

Technology | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008 @ 6:39 AM

Canon is well known across the country as an imaging equipment and information systems. Their many products include copiers, printers, lenses, camcorders, semiconductors among others, and of course Canon digital cameras. The latest high end canon digital camera is the PowerShot S2 IS. This is a 5.0 mega pixel Canon digital camera that features a 12x optical zoom and a 4x digital zoom. This baby is furnished with Optical Image Stabilizer (that is what the IS in S2 IS stands for) that elim... more...

Technology | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008 @ 6:24 AM

Digital cameras come in many sizes, colours, brands, zooms, resolutions, playbacks, etc. There are so many features and qualities that are being placed in the devices that buyer's especially first timers become overwhelmed and dizzy with these outstanding arrays of gadgets. This is even without including the various advertisements and different ratings that are used to promote these products. So what are the things to look for if you want to buy digital camera? To be able to answer t... more...

Technology | By Uchenna Ani-Okoye @ Wednesday, 11th June 2008 @ 6:23 AM

It seems that every month, if not every week, different manufacturers are coming up with the latest digital cameras to entice potential clients. And it's just not working for us! After spending sizeable amount of time at the mall figuring out which is the best digital camera for us, we finally have enough money to buy for that eye-popping, 7 mega pixel, 10x digital zoom, potable, candy coloured, up to 512MB expandable memory of super hi-speed SD memory card and not to mention very p... more...

Technology | By MIKE SELVON @ Monday, 9th June 2008 @ 11:56 PM

Throughout history, many lives have been lost at the hands of severe weather. Meteorologists and scientists alike are always investigating new ways to increase the warning time for these storms, with the hope of reducing the loss of life. In the past few decades, local weather radar advancements have been made, which allow for better accuracy in predicting the paths of these storms, thus allowing meteorologists to issue severe weather reports and warnings earlier than in previous years. M... more...

Technology | By Jon Kelly @ Monday, 9th June 2008 @ 12:13 AM

There are a wide array of choices when it comes to solar panels. Homeowners looking to purchase panels have many types to choose from, and one of the most popular and widely used is currently thin film solar panels. These solar panels are so frequently used because of their versatility. They can be placed in a large variety of locations, and they are often more durable than other types. Thin film solar panels tend to have less breakage and wear than other models. Thin Film Solar Panel... more...

Technology | By Anna Stenning @ Sunday, 8th June 2008 @ 11:20 AM

When one mentions a ceramic filter to them, one would either see images of water filters, electric filters or perhaps not have a clue about what it is. These are used to filter out all of the pathogens and dust from the exhaust gases. Filtration such as ceramic filters are cost effective and efficient in removing the particle that are at high risk of being released into the atmosphere. Ceramic filters are also long lasting and hardwearing; therefore, they can withstand high amounts of heat. <... more...

Technology | By Daniel Millions @ Sunday, 8th June 2008 @ 6:39 AM

The Apple Ipod has grown tremendously popular since its release in late 2001. In fact over 100 million of them have been sold to date with no sells drop in sight. There are many accessories for them such as speakers, earphones and carrying cases. It has revolutionized the way we listen to our music. There are Ipods out on the market now that have more gigabytes than many brand new computers. Other mp3 player makers have modeled their mp3 players to resemble it's competitor in appear... more...

Technology | By MIKE SELVON @ Sunday, 8th June 2008 @ 1:53 AM

The first Doppler weather radar was commissioned in 1964 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA. When scientists experimented with tornados, they quickly realized the 3-cm Doppler was not big or powerful enough to receive and track all of the needed information. They realized this one radar would need improvements. The National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) observed NOAA's upgraded 10-cm Doppler in 1973, which was able to track a tornado's life cycle.... more...

Technology | By Bobby George @ Saturday, 7th June 2008 @ 4:31 PM

Chances are, most of you have at least one or two power tools around your home. They are great for both small and large projects and make many tasks much easier due to their power and portability. However, a power tool without power is really no tool at all and will be of little use to anyone. Yet many power tool batteries lose their power due to improper care and the somewhat costliness of replacement power tool batteries causes a lot of power tools to lie dormant. That being said, here are som... more...

Technology | By Koz Huseyin @ Saturday, 7th June 2008 @ 8:42 AM

The PC has come a long way since the days of space invader type games. The PC is a multi purpose machine that can be used for numerous functions. The television has also evolved much, and now we have HDTV, the cutting edge. So, when you take your PC today and add HD TV you have a future machine! The computer is versatile, with the aid of being modular, meaning that you can upgrade individual parts, you can truly customize a PC to be how you want it to be. But, why would you want to add a ... more...

Technology | By Koz Huseyin @ Saturday, 7th June 2008 @ 8:39 AM

We all can remember those old televisions which were bulky, and style was not thought of. PC's had the same problem - they all used to come in beige! This seemed synonymous with electrical products; however, today we need more style! Can the HDTV manufacturers meet up to the challenge? There are fundamentals to any technology, and television sets are one of them. A television has several aspects, the picture it produces, the sound it produces its features and capabilities, and its st... more...

Technology | By Daniel Millions @ Friday, 6th June 2008 @ 4:08 PM

The picture quality of the DVD has advanced T.V quality many folds. You can purchase DVD's by the hundreds or even by the thousands at various sites online. The video industry knows that it better keep the prices low in order to compete with the high quality bootleg versions available. Not only that but also those same clear quality movies often appear online before the movie is even released. From the different places I went to the average price for a DVD movie is roughly six dolla... more...

Technology | By Shaun Parker @ Friday, 6th June 2008 @ 8:26 AM

Platform lifts are lifts that are designed for people in wheelchairs to help them access building floors that are above the ground level. These type of lifts are typified, as the name suggests, by a platform onto which a wheelchair can ride on and be raised and lowered to a different floor in a building. The main benefits of this type of lift are that they can be accessed easily by wheelchair users and disabled people and that these lifts can give people a new sense of independence. This... more...

Technology | By MIKE SELVON @ Thursday, 5th June 2008 @ 4:01 AM

There is no disputing that vacuum cleaners are an important component to making sure that the inside environment in both residences and offices stay clean. Life without vacuums would mean that dust and dirt would accumulate and soon make breathing difficult, as settled dust recirculates back into the air being breathed. Vacuum cleaner bags are a critical component of an effective and efficient vacuum cleaner. Its bags are an essential component to the most common types of vacuums and are... more...

Technology | By Pius Victor Ephenus @ Tuesday, 3rd June 2008 @ 6:03 PM

So, what exactly do you do when your Xbox 360 rolls over and dies on you? What do you do when the shockets worn off and staring you in the face is your Xbox 360 and its 3 red lights of death? The answer? Do not panic. Until now, the Xbox 360 3 red lights have been a signal that your console is dead and your gaming days are over. That was because all the methods known to fix the general hardware failure that the 3 red lights on your Xbox 360 signify were ineffective. You wouldn'... more...

Technology | By Daniel Millions @ Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 1:47 PM

The days of bulky landline telephones has come and gone. It was the process by which a user was alerted to an incoming call was through the receiver getting an electrical pulse that activated a bell or buzzer mechanism. This "ringing" sound became synonymous with the initializing of a phone connection and has become an ingrained part of the slang of the language. While research has shown that the ring-pause-ring pattern is the easiest code to hear, modern digitized mobile cell ph... more...

Technology | By Thomas Pretty @ Monday, 2nd June 2008 @ 7:47 AM

A popular technology now being utilised in the asset and package tracking industry if RFID or radio frequency identification. Generally these RFID asset tracking systems fall into two distinct groups, either passive or active. The passive RFID asset tracking systems are widely regarded as the new generation thanks to the technology they utilise, however in recent years further development of the active RFID systems has meant that they now offer a stark alternative to business owners. Of t... more...

Technology | By Alisha Dhamani @ Sunday, 1st June 2008 @ 10:20 PM

Online social networking today is more about hanging out with friends behind gated communities than exploring the World Wide Web: Visit another site and you will have to rebuild your profile from scratch. Thats like having to get a new drivers license for every state you drive through. Although the walls that keep users from taking their data wherever they go are starting to erode, how much three recently announced programs will help users move among the networks remains to be seen... more...

Technology | By Daniel Millions @ Friday, 30th May 2008 @ 11:32 PM

In the old days of land-bound telephones an electrical pulse sent through the wires and into your phone set off the mechanism that caused a bell to ring and alert you to the incoming call. This sound became so synonymous with the telephone call that it became a part of our language and culture. Such phrases as; "Give me a ring" and "Ring me up", became standard parlance for the telephone call. The ringing sound has even carried over into the world of wireless cellular tel... more...

Technology | By Daniel Millions @ Friday, 30th May 2008 @ 11:31 PM

With the release of the Apple iPhone, multimedia communications has evolved to an amazing level. The Apple iPhone has all the features you would expect from a modern cell phone; you can make calls, conference, merge and hold. You can text message and add custom made ringtones to individualize the call alert for all your friends and family. But that is only the beginning of the useful and entertaining functions this state of the art communications device can perform. The iPhone ori... more...